[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-738":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":12,"created_at":14,"updated_at":14,"volume":15,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},1544423,2006,"Chapter 738 - 738 732 You Did Not Tell the Truth","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-738",738,"\u003Cp>738: Chapter 732 You Did Not Tell the Truth 738: Chapter 732 You Did Not Tell the Truth Why would the Emperor do this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have just taken her away with him earlier; now he sends someone to capture her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>does he intend to deal with her secretly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that really necessary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, my research on the Fire Lotus was for the sake of saving your son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was led by several eunuchs into a palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering, she glanced at the name of the palace, Baohe Palace; that was where the Emperor prepared his appearance before court sessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would they bring her here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Baohe Palace, several palace maidens and eunuchs stood on either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eunuchs who had captured Gu Youyou pushed her to the ground and then reached out to remove the white cloth from her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor sat on a chair above, and Youyou didn’t see the Ninth Princess who had left with the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you are the doctor from Jisheng Hall, the one who treated the Empress Dowager’s leg disease, Gu Youyou?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou didn’t understand what the Emperor meant and could only honestly respond, “Answering His Majesty, it is indeed this commoner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you go to the Flame Pool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without looking up at the Emperor’s expression, Gu Youyou could tell from his voice that it was authoritative and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a bad premonition and inadvertently placed her hand on her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Emperor truly intended to kill her over that lotus pool, perhaps the Qingluan Jade Pendant could save her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wasn’t wrong, that jade belonged to Jin Zijin’s mother, Xiao Qinqin, and the person who had given it to her was the very man before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This commoner…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you are telling the truth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Gu Youyou was about to feign ignorance again, the Emperor interrupted her with a statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip and, after weighing the pros and cons, felt that pretending not to understand might not fool him any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “This commoner has been frail since childhood, possessing a severe chill within her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accidentally, I heard the Ninth Princess mention a red lotus in the Imperial Palace that resembled fire, so I guessed that this red lotus might be the Fire Lotus with the effect of expelling cold and dampness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, I beseeched the Ninth Princess to take this commoner to see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, just as we arrived there, we were seen by His Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were you trying to steal the Fire Lotus to make medicine for yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou hurriedly said, “No, no, this commoner wouldn’t dare to steal the Fire Lotus; after seeing that pond, my interest in the Fire Lotus dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the pond water…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was very special, and I only wanted to take some back to study.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was indeed the truth; the Emperor had seen her filling a bottle with water, not picking the Fire Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, the Emperor remained silent for a long time, and Gu Youyou couldn’t help but lift her head for a quick glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor wasn’t looking at her; instead, he rested his elbow on the armchair, his gaze seemingly fixed elsewhere in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he looked back at Gu Youyou again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou caught the Emperor’s gaze and quickly lowered her head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that emperors liked others to submit to them and were capricious in their emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the State Preceptor had to fabricate some charge when killing someone, to have a pretext.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, the Emperor was the only person who didn’t need a reason to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lift your head and speak to me,” said the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsure of his intentions, Gu Youyou boldly lifted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You haven’t told the truth,” said the Emperor lightly as he looked at Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was shocked into stupefaction, increasingly feeling that it was impossible to deceive the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was nearly fifty years old, an age that in this era could be considered elderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With gray at the temples and the relaxed skin of old age on his face, he appeared much older in contrast to the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely someone of his pampered stature shouldn’t appear so aged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor’s eyes, sharp as eagles’, stared at Gu Youyou, making her feel very uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, this commoner…”\u003C\u002Fp>","2026-06-06T06:54:59.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","25c7d32d9508017b7f142eed5211853ae5d6957f88bf34ae75307d9666e08411","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-739","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-737",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]